asiatravel238 views13 minute read The megacity of Istanbul borders on Europe, Asia, and the inexplicable.Peter Crosby05/03/2023 There’s no way to explain the scale of Istanbul, Turkey without making the city feel bad about its weight. View Post
africatravel47 views6 minute read Last flight out of Marrakech: Our mostly true tale of survival during a global pandemic.Peter Crosby03/19/2020 While Morocco was still allowing flights out for the time being, our window for escape was closing fast. View Post
africatravel110 views9 minute read Want to take the “Marrakesh Express” to Marrakesh Morocco? What are you, high?Peter Crosby03/17/2020 It’s yet another reason why I hate Crosby, Stills & Nash. View Post
north americatravel55 views7 minute read Steep Ravine cabins: Tired of hotels with electricity, heat, and indoor plumbing?Peter Crosby03/07/2019 Let me tell you about Mount Tamalpais State Park in Marin County, California. View Post
north americatravel49 views8 minute read What to do in Ithaca New York other than getting drunk, stoned, or a college degree.Peter Crosby08/18/2018 Ithaca puts two bastions of radical, anti-establishment, and progressive thought on Cayuga Lake, the middle finger of the Finger Lakes. View Post
north americatravel42 views5 minute read Guerneville, CA: Get away from everything (including cell coverage).Peter Crosby08/15/2015 Not every vacation we plan is to an exotic destination. Sometimes, we just want to go someplace close and quiet. View Post
europetravel63 views12 minute read Barcelona Spain reminds me of San Diego, only with arts and culture.Peter Crosby05/22/2015 Like hot, dry weather, and tiny plates of ham? Then you’ll love Barcelona. View Post
europetravel56 views12 minute read Of Spain’s many exceptional towns and cities, Madrid is the most tragically ordinary.Peter Crosby05/10/2015 In any other country, Madrid would be a must-see city. But in Spain, it’s just a meh one. View Post
north americatravel90 views10 minute read Seattle: It’s not always rainy, miserable, and bleak (or so they tell me).Peter Crosby05/02/2015 Seattle is famous for its horrible weather, so it’s no surprise that I don’t live there and never will. View Post
north americatravel30 views9 minute read Napa Valley: Where classy people overpay to get plastered.Peter Crosby12/10/2014 The Napa Valley is full of beautiful places to get stinking drunk. View Post
north americatravel28 views5 minute read Santa Cruz California: It’s as close as NorCal comes to having a real beach.Peter Crosby06/14/2013 NorCal is nothing like SoCal, despite what Hollywood movies would have you believe. View Post
north americatravel43 views5 minute read Clearwater Beach: Where the sand’s as white as the people who go there.Peter Crosby01/06/2013 A tropical paradise that makes visitors forget their troubles, worries, and fashion sense. View Post